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NATURE RAMBLINGS: Thank you for your service
by Sally Roth [email protected] With a lifetime of gardening under my belt, I think I can safely say that I have a not-bad green thumb when it comes to outdoor plants. Oh, sure, I’ve […]
gardening
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NATURE RAMBLINGS: The gardener’s shadow
Sally Roth [email protected] “Oh, this is the kind of garden I want! So beautiful, and it just takes care of itself!” We’ve had a number of first-time visitors at our place this summer, and every […]
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Gaia Grows: Secrets of Sustainable Soil
Sustainable living, gardening, and farming is based on an understanding of ecosystems, the study of relationships between organisms and their environment. It has been defined as an integrated system of plant and animal production practices […]
Events
Bring a plant, take a plant, at local plant swaps on May 5
North Forty News Want to expand your garden for free? Of course you do! So grab your unused seeds and pot up some plant starts to participate in free community plant swaps! Two swaps will […]
Gardens & Landscapes
New digs for CSU’s PERC garden
Marty Metzger [email protected] That well-known “April showers” cliché is a tardy phrase this year: May flowers (and all their subsequent months’ pals) arrived last November, compliments of Colorado State University (CSU). The school’s new on-campus […]
Gardens & Landscapes
The Plant Select® label is good for gardeners
Sally Roth [email protected] “Redbirds in a tree” (Scrophularia macrantha) is the favorite plant of Ross Shrigley of Fort Collins, executive director of Plant Select®, a collaborative organization of Colorado State University (CSU), Denver Botanic Gardens […]
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NATURE RAMBLINGS: Next year’s garden looks perfect in fall
by Sally Roth North Forty News Our growing season in northern Colorado is mighty short, especially at higher elevations, like our place at 8100 feet. Somehow, though, I manage to garden just about year-round. Fall […]
Gardens & Landscapes
“Roosters” make their appearance
In late summer, flowering stems—“roosters”—rise above their flock of hens-and-chicks (Sempervivum), a tough, cold-hardy succulent that’s nice for nestling among rocks. The rooster plant dies after blooming, but chicks quickly fill in the bare space.
Gardens & Landscapes
Fort Collins offers free wood mulch in August
The City of Fort Collins Forestry Department will provide free wood mulch to the public on Saturday, August 5, and Saturday, August 19, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. The mulch may be picked up at the […]